Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
MY QUEER LEGACY
London world.

H. q very Shai +
ss,snt Ny diffidence has stood IN
/. throughout my life, it Is so horn
mt. and it Is probably through
P.,nnate difIidence that / have so
isn5s I hardly know a soul at my
a,.i5e the card-room, where 1t used
cnstom to play four rubbers OF
~ afternoon The card-room at
and Curry Club, when | was
/ nsmber of society, was my idea
hiss. there were no draughts
~ noises. no disturbing influences.
4 ~. some of the radical reformers
have radical reformers even at
ana Curry succeeded in intro
Il -idiculous innovation. In the
Il of the Oldest member, no female
4 hiring Clue hours at least, was
n IN, "a dssecrate that great mon
i ~ oriental dervishes, the Rice and
4 Rat they made an absurd addition
q ,rles last wear Ladies are allowed
a .e.of refreshments in the stran-
q ,,rirg.room at the Rice and Curry,
4 mpanied by a member, during GER
n ,or. of the afternoon. The stran-
II jring.room 10 a gruesome apart
4 and I don't think the ladies have
4 m bs thankful for With this new
\ exception, / am happy to say
/ 5e Rice and Curry is still free from
.,nrbing influence.
ID M bv no means brilliant whist
z, object 10 the Peter" and look
Ma form of swindling; 1t may be
1ilce, it probably is. You will
4 bat am not a brilliant waist play
M say that my losses at the game,
never bet, certainly used to cost
M wear. That was a very serious
TO me then, for it was before /
INTO my fortune, before | became a
nan and philanthropist.
of the strange manner of my com
&tothe fortune, and of my becoming
s1thropist, that l am about TO tell.
kpthropy like dram drinking, Is an
Ion that grows on one; /, whose
un bonum was a quiet rubber, am
y rabid philanthropist. This Is how
b, about;
ugh am a very diffident man,
&bsl was certainly more retiring.
Biol. was a China merchant. l do
! can that he sold crockery, but he had
head OF great mercantile firm in
and in China he had made his
I had never spoken to Campbell
life; he was sad looking man,
88ciurn, but he used to smoke I'M
ouly good cigars. He used to sit
side Of the fireplace, | on the
and there we sat ard smoked far
be night After several years, we
nod to each other, but we never
that would have been quite con
to the etiquette at the Rice and
Wugsby-a most Objectionable
VITO looks upon himself as the
NJ. and keeps a little manuscript
ot Jokes, in which he notes down
bog amusing that he may pick up,
r15abOy afte-ward passes it off as
sn- said that Cam pbell and / re-
I'D the two statues at the gate of
p Melancholy and Raving Madness.
irse he meant TO hurt my feelings,
failed; for / took the Melancholy
set. IN which there is nothing de
and put the Raving Madness
to Campbell. Possibly Campbell
did,
nave said, l am very sharp-sighted.
anug at Campbell as be smoked
nee Ihad been in that chair two
and when | say that l had just
uy second whiskey and soda, it
seen that am net a drinking
Campbell Is Old fashioned and al
bows large eXpanse of shirt-front.
eyes deceiving mey They never
deceived me, those sharp eyes of
b-t there could not be- a doubt of
Insect was slowly, very slowly.
" up Campbell's shirt front. 1t
quite sufficient when / vail the
lams OF that insect by saying that
-e Oh certain musical note ex-
Us character. | would have trav-
va Loadon to Edinburgh, or from
-R 'on to Bombay in the same p.
'9'' without speaking to him.
~s' not moment for half meas
. your pardon" I said don't
'-' sh'tes something on your
-'. dropped his eyes removed the
' ming and thanked me. but he
careless sort of way, as though
OF Objectionable things on
mon. Wa Common occurrence.
Jay affair. / was naturally
Dis taking the thing SO
-sa. to send for the steward ut
.-'l. IN my natural Indignation
'.'' The place is perhaps in
sI'',s Yourself replied Camp
%! FAULT / get them in my
.7''o1s" was all 1 could utter
ald astunishment; and then
'tspid thing i manifested
the Rice and Curry to
--.l'',Y In anything whatsoever
soA as the very worst of bad
,..'l ..aterrogatively, you 60 in
and things of that sort,
4.l Campbell, q bring them
tas, End. -
y 'oaadtae room for a vit,,es.
t-a are confession. Talk of dis.
--'1se'' Here was a man who
.gl blood that he brought
.Ll2snces Of the most abousin.
-'o the club smoking-room
49,. ~ III, ny dimdence vanish.
5,,, va called upon to psr
=. -1A' ne eyes Of the fourteen
.1. -'Ae' eight other member.
dee. u 90 do that duty, and ]
mined to suunr,s,,, -.